Costume and Makeup inspiration
We have gathered images of Zombies that we believe are affective, and would like to recreate the Makeup and costume in our own opening title sequence.
The zombies in 'The Walking Dead' have an incredibly authentic look, as much as we admire this look we think it would prove to challenging to recreate as "The Walking Dead" is a show with a high budget which can therefore afford the best makeup and professional makeup artist who have spent years in their profession. So recreating this look would consequently be an unrealistic expectation for us to achieve.
This is also a look that we believe is both effective and something we can mimic, without to much hassle. The aspects of this look that we most admire and plan on using is the pale complexion combined with the dark eyes and the blue vains visible on the skins surface. In order to replicate this look we plan on using, we want use pale makeup with a hint of blue with dark rings with some red around the eyes. This is the basic makeup we have decided to use with each zombie but we plan on adding in addition cuts, gashes and other wounds and blood to create a more rugged effect.
We are also a fan of the use of contact lenses as abnormally coloured eyes are often a trait heavily associated with zombies. And although they are not cheap to purchase we believe that this price is worth paying for the end result. We also like the combination of one contact used for each zombie as it creates an eerie sinister look. This would also mean we wouldn't have to buy as many contact lenses.
We think that this shot is incredibly effective and that we would also be capable of creating a scene to a similar standard. As we could purchase off cuts from the butchers and this combined with fake blood being pulled from under someones shirt would create a looks reminiscent to the one pictured.
For the zombie costume we have chosen to follow in the steps of the walking dead and use average, basic clothing with added grime, mud, tear and the occasional blood spatter. We think that this would be the most effective look as it is very reminiscent to the ways zombie are typically presented. We also like how they have smeared the blood around the mouth and have it dripping it down onto the torso because this adds an element of realism.
For the survivors also like what the Walking dead have done as they have used normal appropriate clothing that have been worn down with mud and with the occasional blood splatter. We also want to incorporate strong female characters who are not objectified similarly to the women on the walking dead. The women we have cast are however attractive though as we have deliberately cast attractive people in order to appeal to the audience.
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